The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-11-24

trickled down her withered cheeks,
dropping on her well-worn apron and
dimming her glasses.
"The Lord is good, Marthy, ye
mustn't go for to find fault with His
marcies, wife, feebly chided the quay
ering voice of Grandfather Roadway.
"But to think of our bein' on the
town after raisin' twelve children an
they all alive an prosperous, there
was touching element of pain in the
cracked voice.
Eyes, yes, that's so, mother, re-
piled the old man, "but yet we can be
thankful that we hev our own home,
of faint but one room an bedroom,
instid of going to the poor-house. I'm
afraid, Marthy," he resumed after a
thoughtful pause, ''that we didn't do
right by the children; let 'em hev their
own way too much, an they got
proud an naughty an selfish, but the
Lord knows, mother. we didn't mean
to do 'em wrong, an erred through
our love for EN-" and two great hot
tears weled out from the bleared eyes
That's so father, that's so, y replied
grandmother, spare the rod an Spite
the child. but never could bear to
refuse 'em any thing fifty years these
poor old hands have worked hard for
them an theirs" and she stretched
ont her wrinkled and trembling hands.
"l've nussed them an their children
through many an many sickness,
an now they leave us to get our Twin
from the town. y
Sarah wouldn't if she had the
means said the old man, "but she,
weth her six children an ailin, hus-
band, does more than she orter now"
"Mebbe she wouldn't Aaron, mebbe
not, but there's no telin'; moneys
dreadful hardenin, dreadful. Melia was
good till she married rich man, an
Julia couldn't do enough for mother,
till she got goin' in s'ciety.
IF we only hadn't let Harrison
hey the farm" said the old man, his
voice pitched to querulous key, "but
you would have it So"
"Well, it sartinly did look as if twas
for the best father replied the old
wife, sadly. Fathers temper was GER
tainly not improved by continued mis-
fortunes, and he sometimes INDUCED
himself in the man-like diversion Of
blaming his wife for the mutual mis-.
takes of the past; he was in his Sec
ond childhood now, and, it must be
confessed, was fretful and unreason-
able child ut times. Harrison prom
ised to take care ON us so faithful" 3.
"Yes, promised! You always would
believe in promises, Marthy," replied
the old man, in fretful quaver. but
then it's just as tiz, and it can't be any
tizzer and forgetting his fault-finding
humor, which was happily more tran
sicnt than his SUMMER words, he again
took the part of comforter. "Mebbt
the Lord'll turn out the silver linin',
mother, when we least expect it. {"
81 do hope" said the old mother
.'that somebody'll send US little tur.
key for Thanksgivin'. Pears like aft
CT hcyin' turkey for SO many, many
years, that Thanksgiyin' wont be nat
raj without it,
whats the use O. havin' turkey
when we neither on us got any tcethF
well, it nd smell good any how,
replied the old lady. "an' Sarah
children could pick the bones. W.
could relish the dressin and the gray,
and 'tater, but / don't s'pose we XIII
afford to hey any Gran bry sass, an,
the old lady's face frightened at TIN
recollection Of former feasts, when NJ
element of perfection was lacking
She had been a famous cook. an'
Thanksgiving had slways been a spec
ial occasion. when all the children
gathered around the home board; bu
this tiny dwelling would not affor'
standing room even fc. quarter Q
the family. so rapidly had the chill
,lrens children and grandchildren in
creased.
ASarah, faint right. an can't hel
thinkin' ont night and day." said hor
est John Hammond. bringing his fri